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About bin collections in Croydon Council
Croydon Council serves around 150,000 households across Croydon, Purley, Coulsdon, Norbury, Thornton Heath, Selhurst, South Norwood, New Addington and surrounding areas. General rubbish is collected fortnightly from the black bin. Croydon uses a distinctive three-stream recycling system: the green bin collects glass, plastics and cans fortnightly, and the blue box collects paper and card on the alternating fortnight. Food waste is collected weekly. Garden waste is available on a paid subscription. Full service information is at croydon.gov.uk.
The black bin accepts non-recyclable household waste including food-contaminated packaging, nappies and polystyrene. The green bin accepts glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles and rigid containers, food and drink cans, and cartons — leave items clean and dry, no bags. The blue box accepts paper and cardboard only — newspapers, magazines, cardboard boxes and envelopes, flattened. Do not put glass or plastic in the blue box. The food caddy accepts all cooked and raw food scraps weekly. The optional garden bin subscription accepts grass, leaves and twigs fortnightly.
Report missed collections within 24 hours by calling 020 8726 6000 or at croydon.gov.uk. Croydon's Household Waste Recycling Centre is at Purley Way Recycling Centre, 60 Purley Way, Croydon, CR0 3JP. Bank holiday collection arrangements are published at croydon.gov.uk.
Popular postcodes in Croydon Council
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Non-recyclable household waste — nappies, polystyrene, food-contaminated packaging and anything that cannot be recycled. Collected fortnightly.
Recycling
Green bin (240L)
Accepts
Glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles and rigid containers, food and drink cans, and cartons. Leave clean and dry, no bags. Collected fortnightly.
Recycling
Blue box
Accepts
Paper and cardboard only — newspapers, magazines, cardboard boxes and envelopes (flattened). No glass or plastic. Collected fortnightly (alternating week to green bin).
Food Waste
Food caddy
Accepts
All cooked and raw food scraps — meat, fish, dairy, fruit, vegetables, bread and tea bags. Collected weekly.
Garden Waste
Garden bin (subscription)
Accepts
Grass clippings, leaves, hedge trimmings and small branches. Paid subscription. Collected fortnightly.
Recycling
Batteries and textiles bag
Accepts
Batteries, small electricals and textiles — place in a clear bag on top of your green bin. Collected fortnightly.
Useful information for Croydon Council
Missed collection
Report within 24 hours by calling 020 8726 6000 or at croydon.gov.uk.
Bank holidays
Collections on bank holidays typically move to the next working day. Check croydon.gov.uk for confirmed dates.
Recycling centre (HWRC)
Purley Way Recycling Centre, 60 Purley Way, Croydon, CR0 3JP. Accepts bulky waste, electricals, garden waste, paint and more. See croydon.gov.uk for opening hours.
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CR0Croydon Town Centre & South
CR2South Croydon & Sanderstead
CR3Caterham (part)
CR4Mitcham (part)
CR5Coulsdon & Chipstead
CR6Warlingham (part)
CR7Thornton Heath
CR8Purley & Kenley
CR9Croydon (PO Boxes)
SE25South Norwood
SW16Norbury
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Frequently asked questions — Croydon Council bin collections
Croydon Council collects the following bin types: General Waste, Recycling, Recycling, Food Waste, Garden Waste, Recycling. Collection frequency: General rubbish fortnightly. Twin-stream recycling fortnightly (green bin and blue box on alternate weeks). Food caddy weekly. Garden waste subscription..
Black bin (240L). Accepts: Non-recyclable household waste — nappies, polystyrene, food-contaminated packaging and anything that cannot be recycled. Collected fortnightly.
Green bin (240L). Accepts: Glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles and rigid containers, food and drink cans, and cartons. Leave clean and dry, no bags. Collected fortnightly.
Food caddy. Accepts: All cooked and raw food scraps — meat, fish, dairy, fruit, vegetables, bread and tea bags. Collected weekly.
Garden bin (subscription). Accepts: Grass clippings, leaves, hedge trimmings and small branches. Paid subscription. Collected fortnightly.
Report within 24 hours by calling 020 8726 6000 or at croydon.gov.uk.
Collections on bank holidays typically move to the next working day. Check croydon.gov.uk for confirmed dates.
Purley Way Recycling Centre, 60 Purley Way, Croydon, CR0 3JP. Accepts bulky waste, electricals, garden waste, paint and more. See croydon.gov.uk for opening hours.
Collection frequency in Croydon Council: General rubbish fortnightly. Twin-stream recycling fortnightly (green bin and blue box on alternate weeks). Food caddy weekly. Garden waste subscription.. Exact dates vary by address — enter your postcode on this page to see your personal bin day schedule.
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